South Baranof Wilderness

The South Baranof Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area within the Tongass National Forest, located on Baranof Island, Alaska. Covering 319,568 acres south of Sitka, the South Baranof protects glacier-carved fjords, hanging valleys, old-growth temperate rainforests and sheer granite mountains.[1]

The wilderness was created by Congress in 1980 as part of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.[2]

The highest point in the wilderness is Mount Ada, elevation 4,528-feet (1,380-meters).[3]

References
  1. South Baranof Wilderness, Wilderness.net
  2. "South Baranof Wilderness - USDA Forest Service" (PDF). www.fs.usda.gov.
  3. Alaska Solitude: Wilderness Areas of the Tongass National Forest, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, 1981, p. 21.

56°45′22″N 134°53′32″W


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